Alpher discusses why Israel's two largest parties, Likud Beitenu and Labor, are both dropping in pre-election opinion polls, whether the High Court's allowing Balad candidate Hanin Zoabi to run in the elections was a victory for enlightenment and pluralism in Israel, and if there are differences in approach among the three electorally-significant Arab parties.

Alpher discusses the current state of the Arab revolutions; how Syria is moving in a different direction from Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen; what, if anything, would Alpher have Israel do in Arab revolutions; how should Israel address Palestinians fleeing the violence in Syria, especially in the context of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offering last week to absorb them

Alpher discusses whether there is an Israeli perspective on the Sandy Hook massacre, the danger of a new intifada in the West Bank, how Arab leaders are responding to the prospect of a new intifada, how a new intifada might affect Israel's elections, the possible evolution of a Palestinian state by 2030, and how the indictment of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his subsequent resignation are likely to affect Likud Beitenu's election chances.

Alpher discusses what broad insights emerge about the state of politics in Israel can be derived from the submitted party lists for the January 22 elections,what Khaled Meshaal's first visit to the Gaza Strip signals about the direction Hamas is likely to adopt regarding both Israel and reconciliation with West Bank-based Fateh, and given Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's cancelling most elements of his unilateral assertion of emergency powers and consideration of postponing the constitutional referendum set for December 15, where is the revolution heading?